Pier Luigi Bersani

Pier Luigi Bersani (29 September 1951-) was Secretary of the Democratic Party of Italy from 7 November 2009 to 20 April 2013, succeeding Dario Franceschini and preceding Guglielmo Epifani.

Biography
Pier Luigi Bersani was born in Bettola, Emilia-Romagna in 1951, and he briefly worked as a teacher before joining the Italian Communist Party and subsequently the Democratic Party of the Left. He served as President of Emilia-Romagna from 1993 to 1996, as Industry Minister from 1996 to 1999, Transport Minister from 1999 to 2001, Economic Development Minister from 2006 to 2009, and Secretary of the Democratic Party of Italy from 2009 to 2013. He resigned after failing to form a coalition government following the 2013 general elections.